Italy’s La-Luce newspaper has named former and late Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi “personality of the year 2019” for his sacrifice for democracy”. The media last week published the picture of the former leader on its cover with the description: Uomo Dell’ Anno 2019 (The man of year 2019). The paper said it handed the recognition […]
Mauritania’s former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is on trial on corruption charges, accused of amassing a $72m fortune while in office, whereby the prosecution of a former leader is unprecedented in the country and extremely rare in Africa. Abdel Aziz, a 66-year-old former general, is accused of amassing an illicit personal fortune during his […]
Five new positive coronavirus cases were announced on Wednesday in Morocco, bringing the total of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 49. Like the other cases, all the new cases came from abroad. These are two French tourists, two Moroccans returning from Spain and one Moroccan coming from Egypt. All infected patients are receiving the necessary […]
